Hilary from Feeling Beachie has created this fun little Blog Hop for our Friday enjoyment! Of course, you might read it on another day 
This week’s statements:
- I hate ____
- I have never been to ____
- The hobby I love the most is_____________ and one day I will ____________________.
- My favorite store to shop at is______________because_______________________.
My Answers:
- I hate the Bullying Bandwagon! Please give me a moment to explain. I have written extensively about my son being bullied in school from second to seventh grade,systematically. He then struggled briefly in eighth grade too but by High School he had the tools to survive! Lately,everyone is labeling anything and everything bullying and this is a shame. It demeans the struggle. Yesterday, I read a mommy blogger whine that she was being POLITICALLY BULLIED because a mother at the local school was suggesting, repeatedly mind you, that the mothers should hold a political debate. Wow, what a shame. A mom,actually wanted mothers to be informed,political and engaged. Yes, the lady was persistent and it sounds like she was annoying but it is a shame the mommy blogger had to label it BULLYING. Why? Because, what that pain in the rear mother did is not the same. TRULY not the SAME. Let us use the correct words. PERSISTENT. ANNOYING. OVER EAGER. TOO MUCH IN HER FACE. But, BULLYING? It is a travesty to those who are bullied and truly hurts the cause! Thanks for listening!!
- I have never been to Paris!
- The hobby I love the most is reading and one day I will read an entire book in one day!
- My favorite store to shop at is Talbots because I am still a preppy girl at heart
I love to hear your thoughts about any four but to be honest I am wondering how you feel about the Bullying thing? Of course, I know it is a tough subject and many like to stay away from the hot topics; I respect that choice
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I completely agree with you about bandwagon ideas. If you feel intimidated by someone else’s ideas or way they persuade it’s entirely different than bullying. Bullying is physical or intimidation that is so strong it feels physical. If someone is persistent about an idea or if they have an idea different than yours, it’s NOT bullying and it does diminish the seriousness of actual bullying if you cry wolf every time you see a puppy.
I think our wonderful politicians are to thank for the average Americans inability to use the English language on their own; especially in a presidential election year the political spinners are looking for shocking catch phrases everyone will grasp the gravity of. They misuse terms like “bullying” “hate speech” and “social war” and we are so inundated with it, we adopt that over exaggeration tendency and by that diminutize real problems. I wish we’d all see what we’re doing to ourselves, our kids, with this practice.
I am not a fan of bullying. On the other hand, I think that most everyone has been bullied at some time in their life and in the end it helps to make us all stronger. I definitely think that people are using the term way too loosely these days.
Soooo…when can we go to Paris? I’ve never been either.
I agree with you that what that woman was doing is NOT bullying. Seriously, just deal with it when it’s annoying or overbearing or whatever. When there’s actual bullying, I feel bad for those being bullied but I am MAJORLY concerned with those who do the bullying because I have to wonder what is going on in that kid’s (I’m sorry I don’t think there’s any excuse when an adult is a bully) life or mind or whatever to make him/her feel that bullying is the way to go. There just has to be a problem that can be identified and solved behind this atrocious behavior. Unfortunately, I believe it’s often one of those idiot adults behind it all. Does that even make sense?
I hate people who are rude just for the sheer meanness of it
I have never been to Ca and want to
the hobby i love is reading and one day i hope to be a published author store i love to shop at is Books-a-million because HELLO books..lol
You’re right! That is definitely NOT bullying!!
I don’t think I’ve ever been to Talbots. The closest one is a 45 min. drive. Now I want to go check them out!!
Here are my Answers
I’ll go with you to Paris!
I agree, I don’t believe that is bullying. It’s more like high pressure sales. I think labeling something like that bullying demeans actual bullying. It confuses people so they don’t understand what bullying truly is and the impact it can have.
I completely agree with you – I don’t think that’s bullying either.
I’ve never been to Paris but I’d love to go someday.
Thank you for saying that so well, YES YES YES get the term correct, I can not understand when people claim they can not go to school because SallySues mom bullies the teacher to make sure Sally Sue gets to go 1st. Sorry for the true issues that are bullying cases because they are not getting the right attention because SallySue wants to be 1st. I was bullied into buying that bag of chocolate it isn’t my fault the bully made me. I doubt Society will get this one right though
I am sorry to hear that your son had such a hard time in school.
I agree with you that the “bullying bandwagon” has gone to far, and I find it sad because it takes away from the kids who struggle with such a serious issue….
Paris is always a good idea
I so agree! And well stated.
I agree with you about the bullying bandwagon!
Every single little thing is now pushed under that banner. It’s killing the real problem.
I suspect they did the same thing when civil rights were upper most on the counter. Oy!
I completely agree that people are using MANY words and demeaning/belittling/making-lesss-of the words. Politically bullying. What is that?! Stupid, I think. Sorry about your son. Glad you and him got through it. I hope J never has to endure it, but if he does, please help me!
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